Living Well 60+ September-October 2014
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Events<br />
Calendar<br />
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Ongoing<br />
Yoga Health & Therapy<br />
Center Classes<br />
Our Yoga Classes feature slow<br />
stretch with gentle breathing,<br />
and relaxation techniques.<br />
Class size is small, to provide<br />
careful instruction. Yoga classes<br />
are offered Mon through Thurs<br />
(daytime and evening), and Sat<br />
mornings. Our Meditation Starter<br />
Course teaches simple ways<br />
to focus and quiet the mind;<br />
5-week sessions are offered on<br />
Sundays at 5:30 pm. A nonprofit<br />
organization operating<br />
since 1981, The Yoga Health &<br />
Therapy Center is located at 322<br />
W. 2nd St. Free private parking<br />
is provided for most classes. For<br />
more information on fees and<br />
scheduled dates and times, call<br />
us at 859-254-9529, or email us<br />
at info@yogahealthcenter.org<br />
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat<br />
Send us your event listings<br />
List your event for FREE if it’s free to the public*.<br />
E-mail your event information to graphics@samplerpublications.com<br />
(*$35 fee for events that are not free to the public)<br />
Reiki Introduction &<br />
Practice<br />
6:30pm- 8:30pm, 4th Tuesday<br />
each month. 1403 E. Breckinridge<br />
Street, Louisville, KY. Free.<br />
Those who do have not Reiki<br />
training—come for an introduction<br />
& to experience it. No experience<br />
required. Those with Reiki come<br />
to practice on others & receive<br />
the Reiki energy. Everyone will<br />
get 15 -20 minute Reiki treatment.<br />
Free reattunement to your last<br />
level of Usui or Karuna Reiki® if<br />
you have your certificate. Contact<br />
JoAnn Utley at 502-777-3865<br />
or jutley5122@bellsouth.net to<br />
register. More info at http://<br />
joannutley.byregion.net<br />
Sit and Get Fit<br />
Mondays and Fridays, 9:30am-<br />
10:30am. FREE! This event is<br />
a seated controlled exercise/<br />
movement class to improve<br />
strength, flexibility, balance<br />
and coordination. It is taught<br />
by Anne Graff, MS, OTR/L,<br />
Occupational Therapist certified<br />
by the American Senior Fitness<br />
Association as a Senior Fitness<br />
Instructor and trained in Body<br />
Recall. Also included are: Fall<br />
Prevention and Recovery, Fun<br />
Movements to Strengthen<br />
Body and Mind, Improve<br />
Posture and Core Conditioning,<br />
<strong>Well</strong>ness Education, Relaxation<br />
Techniques, and Music.<br />
The Charles Young Center is<br />
located at 540 E. Third Street.<br />
Parking is available on Shropshire<br />
Avenue or Lewis Street,<br />
Lexington, KY. Ages 60 and older.<br />
For more information, please<br />
contact Alexis Edge at 859-246-<br />
0281 or aedge@lexingtonky.gov.<br />
<strong>Well</strong>ness Wednesday<br />
On the first Wednesday of the<br />
month, all Good Foods Market<br />
and Café customers will receive<br />
5% off all supplements, body<br />
care, and bulk herb & spice<br />
items. Customers can special<br />
order <strong>Well</strong>ness Wednesday items<br />
ahead of time and pick them up<br />
on <strong>Well</strong>ness Wednesday. When:<br />
Wednesday, July 3, 8 am – 10<br />
pm. held at Good Foods Market<br />
& Café, 455 Southland Drive.<br />
Ric’s Garden, the<br />
public cutting garden<br />
at Ashland Terrace,<br />
475 S. Ashland<br />
Avenue, is open for<br />
business<br />
This year Lexington’s oldest<br />
retirement community offers<br />
alstroemeria, iris, ageratum,<br />
gooseneck loosestrife, goldenrod,<br />
purple coneflowers, Joe Pye<br />
weed, lisianthus, snapdragons,<br />
zinnias, salvia, black-eyed susans<br />
and marigolds. The following<br />
varieties of herbs are available:<br />
oregano, nasturtium, rosemary,<br />
lemon grass,<br />
sweet marjoram,<br />
lemon thyme, basil,<br />
parsley, fennel,<br />
Italian parsley,<br />
sorrel, garlic<br />
chives, mint, winter savory, lemon<br />
verbena, dill, French tarragon<br />
and sage. Large blooms are .50,<br />
small blooms are .25. Herbs<br />
are .25 a small bunch. Roses<br />
and vegetables are reserved for<br />
residents only. The donation box<br />
and scissors are located at the<br />
start of the main garden walkway;<br />
water and containers are available<br />
near the shed. Don’t miss the<br />
smaller cutting garden behind<br />
the shed. All proceeds are used<br />
to maintain the garden and feed<br />
the critters. Call Kelly or Michelle<br />
at 266-2581 for additional<br />
information.<br />
Swing Lessons<br />
Tuesdays, starting <strong>September</strong> 30,<br />
<strong>2014</strong>. From 8pm–10pm at Tates<br />
Creek Recreation Center, 1400<br />
Gainesway Dr. $5 per person per<br />
lesson. Call for more information:<br />
Glenn and Rosalee Kelley 859-<br />
233-9947 or Peter and Robin<br />
Young 859-224-3388.<br />
<strong>September</strong> 19<br />
Family Caregiver<br />
Workshop<br />
This program is specialized for<br />
family caregivers and will offer<br />
information about Alzheimer’s<br />
disease and caregiving, and<br />
will also provide an opportunity<br />
to reflect, regenerate, and gain<br />
a new perspective on your<br />
caregiving issues. Local and<br />
statewide experts who specialize<br />
in aging and Alzheimer’s care will<br />
present topics that are valuable<br />
to family caregivers of persons<br />
with dementia. This training is<br />
designed specifically for family<br />
caregivers and is therefore